Tree biomass, wood waste yield, and carbon storage changes in an urban forest

Timilsina, Nilesh; Staudhammer, Christina L.; Escobedo, Francisco J.; Lawrence, Alicia

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.04.003

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“…There is a growing body of research on the structural and ecological dynamics of UFs using permanent field plot and forest inventory methods similar to the ones presented in this study [2,3,5,22,33,35,58] (and citations therein). The field measurement protocols in these disparate studies are, however, often different because of (for example) land use definitions, the stem size criteria for differentiating tree and shrub growth forms, and the presence of multi-stemmed tall woody shrubs in certain biomes (e.g., mangroves, shrublands) [2,30,33].…”

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“…In Gainesville, FL, plots were established randomly across varied urban land uses, such as commercial, vacant, and residential [33]. (See [22,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36] for specific information regarding land use definition and the percentage of these in the different localities.) Four Virginia locations (Charlottesville, Abingdon, Winchester, and Roanoke City; [36]), as well as east Orlando, Florida were sampled using stratified random sampling, stratifying by land use [22].…”

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“…If a tree had multiple stems below DBH, it was counted as a singular tree, and the largest diameters (up to six) were recorded. For specific measurement methods, refer to [22,30,[33][34][35][36]. For multi-stemmed trees, we calculated the quadratic mean diameter to represent the DBH underlying a tree with the same total tree cross-sectional area.…”

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How Do Urban Forests Compare? Tree Diversity in Urban and Periurban Forests of the Southeastern US

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Abstract:There is a need to understand how anthropogenic influences affect urban and periurban forest diversity at the regional scale. This study aims to compare urban and periurban tree composition along a geographic gradient, and test hypotheses about species composition and ecological homogeneity. We paired urban forest (UF) data from eight cities across the southeastern US with periurban forest (PF) data from the USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis program. We found that tree diversity, as well as both observed and estimated species richness values were greater in UF versus PF. Community size structure analysis also indicated a greater proportion of large trees and greater numbers of non-native, invasive, and unclassified tree species in the UF versus the PF, regardless of location. Both forest type and ecological province had a significant effect on community species composition, with forests closer together in space being more similar to each other than those more distant. While land use change and management has been associated with ecological homogenization in human dominated landscapes, we found that species composition was more dissimilar along latitudinal lines than compared to between forest types, refuting this hypothesis, at least in terms of tree diversity.

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“…Some studies have also investigated management, maintenance, and socio-ecological dynamics and the interaction between urban tree carbon sequestration and emissions [20,27,33]. Another body of research is exploring if the use of trees is indeed an effective policy and activity to mitigate local CO 2 emissions [14,16,17,28,34,35].…”

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Does “Greening” of Neotropical Cities Considerably Mitigate Carbon Dioxide Emissions? The Case of Medellin, Colombia

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Cities throughout the world are advocating highly promoted tree plantings as a climate change mitigation measure. Assessing the carbon offsets associated with urban trees relative to other climate change policies is vital for sustainable development, planning, and solving environmental and socio-economic problems, but is difficult in developing countries. We estimated and assessed carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) storage, sequestration, and emission offsets by public trees in the Medellin Metropolitan Area, Colombia, as a viable Nature-Based Solution for the Neotropics. While previous studies have discussed nature-based solutions and explored urban tree carbon dynamics in high income countries, few have been conducted in tropical cities in low-middle income countries, particularly within South America. We used a public tree inventory for the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley and an available urban forest functional model, i-Tree Streets, calibrated for Colombia's context. We found that CO 2 offsets from public trees were not as effective as cable cars or landfills. However, if available planting spaces are considered, carbon offsets become more competitive with cable cars and other air quality and socio-economic co-benefits are also provided. The use of carbon estimation models and the development of relevant carbon accounting protocols in Neotropical cities are also discussed. Our nature-based solution approach can be used to better guide management of urban forests to mitigate climate change and carbon offset accounting in tropical cities lacking available information.

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“…This kind of sources can be applied in energy saving both on the regional and local levels. Biomass of forest ecosystems is also one of such sources (Makarovskiy 2004;Gruenewald et al 2007;Timilsina et al 2014;Cosmo et al 2016).…”

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Energy potential of main forest-forming species of stands in the Northern Steppe, Ukraine

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Lovynska V., Sytnyk S., Gritsan Y. (2018): Energy potential of main forest-forming species of stands in the Northern Steppe, Ukraine. J. For. Sci., 64: 25-32.The study evaluated the energy potential of Scots pine and black locust stands within the Northern Steppe of Ukraine, in forest plantations subordinated to the State Agency of Forest Resources (Ukraine). This study defined general values of aboveground biomass components per age-class structure in the forest stands. Allocated carbon was calculated using the biomass components by age groups as follows: stem, branches and leaves (needles). Contribution of different age groups to carbon allocation was investigated. A key role of stem wood in the process of carbon allocation in the forest stands was shown. It was found that the maximum carbon budget was accumulated in stands of both forest-forming species aged 41-60 years. The models are made on a dependence of carbon allocation in the different components of aboveground biomass by age. Results of energy content in the aboveground biomass were presented in Scots pine and black locust stands within the surveyed area. The study has shown that the energy potential of carbon accumulated in the biomass of Scots pine stands amounted to 40.31 PJ, and that of black locust stands was 32.04 PJ. Development of forest ecosystems in the Steppe zone of Ukraine can result in the optimization of abiotic conditions on a local level under the influence of the global climate changes.

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Tree biomass, wood waste yield, and carbon storage changes in an urban forest

Cited by 65 publications

References 28 publications

How Do Urban Forests Compare? Tree Diversity in Urban and Periurban Forests of the Southeastern US

How Do Urban Forests Compare? Tree Diversity in Urban and Periurban Forests of the Southeastern US

Does “Greening” of Neotropical Cities Considerably Mitigate Carbon Dioxide Emissions? The Case of Medellin, Colombia

Energy potential of main forest-forming species of stands in the Northern Steppe, Ukraine

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